Wei Yanchi was surrounded by two powerful demons, and the situation in Hell looked grim. Up on the surface, Xie De's circumstances were just as shrouded in uncertainty, with Vengeful Ghost shrieking at his side.
They had passed the strawberry fields and crossed a fence to reach the nearest farmhouse. They stayed close together; Xie De had no intention of letting everyone split up.
Their footsteps were light, almost inaudible-except for the vampire Luxi, whose face was pale and breathing labored, every step landing with a thud.
Luxi said awkwardly, "Why don't you pull this spike out of me, sir? I'm too badly hurt. I can't help you at all like this."
Xie De wanted to pull him into his domain, but perhaps their domains conflicted. He could expand his domain, but he couldn't draw this minor instance Boss inside.
Of course, the main reason might also have been that Luxi didn't want to enter his territory and put himself at his mercy. As an instance NPC, he had the right to refuse.
In short, the two were at an impasse.
Xie De stared at him with a smile that never reached his eyes. It made every hair on Luxi's body stand on end, while his timid gaze looked particularly innocent.
"Wei Yunmo, Beiwei." Xie De called on the two youngest members of the team, his voice calm. "Take him back to the Church and keep watch over him. Everyone else, come northwest with me."
The team followed his instructions without question. Aside from Wei Yunmo, who looked as though he wanted to say something but held back, they quickly split into two groups and continued moving.
The mist here wasn't thick. Xie De saw the long-absent morning sun spill gold through the clouds and mist. It fell on his